Black and White Ruffed Lemur
Varecia variegata (variegata)

The Black and White Ruffed Lemur is the largest species of Lemur and comes from a few pockets of forest on the east side of Madagascar.
It is critically endangered. It is one of only two primates to build a nest in trees for giving birth, the other being its close relative the Red Ruffed Lemur.

Like other lemurs, they live in social groups and, like humans, they like to sunbathe.
There are three subspecies: the nominal subspecies shown on this page, the Northern or White-belted Ruffed Lemur
(see link below) and the Southern Black and White Ruffed.

"Please, Miss!"

"The one that got away was this big!"

"It was this big, I'm telling you"

"Are you listening to me? It was this big"

"God, no-one's listening to me"

Close-up

The white back

Curled up using the long, bushy tail for warmth

The white ruff

The long tail

Threats include habitat loss through farming, logging and mining in addition to unsustainable hunting.